Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada Staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday narrowly escaped death in Igbo Etche Ward 5, in Etche Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State.
The Information Communication Technology (ICT) personnel deployed to Rivers for the rerun legislative polls in Etche was reportedly attacked while fixing the Smart Card Reader in readiness for the election when a group of thugs stormed the place and began to hit them with sticks and machetes.
He later managed to escape and ran to safety.
The victim whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of this report, has since returned to INEC office in Port Harcourt with bandaged ankle and bruises on the face. He however could not confirm the state of his colleague who was not lucky to escape.
The INEC Supervisor for ward 14 was reportedly abducted on arrival in the ward at 8 am.
The INEC staff who sent the signal to the Port Harcourt office also said the official vehicle they went with was also seized by the kidnappers.
